The Chrysalis Campaign
chrys·a·lis | \ ˈkri-sə-ləs
a transitional state and stage of growth

Friends,

Thanks to your support, Young Artists of America (YAA) has overcome the challenges of the pandemic and produced a year filled with innovation and growth.

We are proudly leading the way in the new digital musical theatre space, including this month’s premiere of our most diverse and collaborative production to date— Sophisticated Ladies, a video production featuring the YAACompany dancing and singing the Duke Ellington songbook, along with performances YAA has commissioned from leading arts organizations across the region, including: ArtsCentric (Baltimore), Capitol Tap (Takoma Park), Divine Dance Institute (Capitol Heights), and Edge School of the Arts (Queens, NY).

Moving into 2021, YAA’s goal is to give more students opportunities to safely create art in person whenever possible. To accomplish this, we are literally taking our students Into the Woods— presenting Stephen Sondheim’s classic at The Chrysalis at Symphony Woods in Columbia, MD. Utilizing this outdoor concert space will allow YAA to stage and film in person while maintaining health guidelines.

However, the costs associated with this outdoor performance opportunity are significant— and that’s where you come in. We are asking you to join “The Chrysalis Campaign” to help fund the myriad of production elements needed, like:

hand sanitizer, masks, thermometers
tents
outdoor heaters
lighting
audiovisual equipment

We have set an ambitious goal of raising $25,000 by the end of the year. YAA has received a generous gift from three angel donors that will match individual contributions. So for every dollar you give before January 1, YAA will receive two.

Please consider making a gift to “The Chrysalis Campaign” today to help YAA’s student performers emerge from this unprecedented year and take flight in 2021!

Sincerely,

Rolando Sanz, producing artistic director
Kristofer Sanz, music director
Lisa Larragoite, executive director

PS: Watch a sample of what our students are accomplishing (during a pandemic!) in our upcoming Sophisticated Ladies.)

The Chrysalis Campaign

By Young Artists of America

The Chrysalis Campaign

Help YAA’s student performers emerge from this unprecedented year and take flight in 2021!